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Điện Biên people still wait for clean water

March, 23/2023 - 08:17
As the dry season comes, more than 60,000 people living in Tủa Chùa district’s hilly
areas, face the brunt of a water crisis.

Mông ethnic people collect water from a stream in Điện Biên province.
Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vn
ĐIỆN BIÊN — Watching the weather forecast on television, Sấu Pó worries about the
possible losses that his family would suffer in this year's crop.

Many places on the map are red - the colour signalling hot weather with rising
temperatures.

"What's wrong? When will it rain? Pó said.

"People have improved the land and waited for rain to sow seeds. Mông ethnic people
will be hungry if it doesn't rain by the end of this month. Local people will have to go far,
into the forest to find water.”

For many months, people living in Tủa Chùa District, Điện Biên Province, have been
waiting for water, Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment)
online newspaper reported.

As the dry season comes, more than 60,000 people living in Tủa Chùa District’s hilly
areas, face the brunt of a water crisis.

To have fresh water for daily use, local leaders and even residents hired workers to drill
wells, but to no avail.

Sometimes, they have to drill tens of metres to find water. But it's very little, just enough
to make people less disappointed because they have to spend tens of millions of đồng to
drill a well.

There are 12 communes and townships in Tủa Chùa District. The whole area is in a
serious shortage of water.
There is only one water supply plant with a capacity of 2,000 cu.m a day in Tủa Chùa
Township. It can only meet about 90 per cent of water for daily use, temporarily
supplying enough water for about 8,000 inhabitants of the township.

Locals in the remaining 11 communes depend entirely on streams, lakes and wells.

In Trung Thu, Lao Xả Phình, Sín Chải, Tả Sìn Thàng communes are in serious water
shortage. Families only have one thing on their mind – finding water.

Nguyễn Văn Đạt, head of the district's Agriculture and Rural Development Department,
said: "Last week, residents in Tủa Chùa Township had no water because the lakes are
drying. And now is growing season, local farmers use water from lakes for farming."

"All lakes in Tủa Chùa District have a capacity ranging from 1,000cu.m to 5,000cu.m."

According to the assessment of the geological teams, some lakes have groundwater such
as Pó, Tông Lệnh, Nậm Seo and Chiếu Tính.

However, it takes a lot of money to turn a natural lake into a reservoir, they said.

“Nậm Seo and Chiếu Tính lakes can supply water for the entire Tủa Chùa Township and
eight neighbouring communes if they are turned into reservoirs,” said Lường Tuấn Anh,
chairman of the district People's Committee.

“That is also the most sustainable solution to ensure water security in the future.

"The whole district faces severe water shortage in dry season. Residents have to go to
find water nearly ten kilometres away from home. I am very sad to see secondary
students carrying plastic cans in groups to go to get water after school."
In 2022, the province proposed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
build water reservoirs to ensure water security, including water projects for Tủa Chùa
District. However, nothing has changed yet so far.

Vùi Văn Nguyện, secretary of Tủa Chùa District Party Committee, said: "We have only
one wish. 60,000 people in Tủa Chùa district will have enough water to live and develop
the agro-forestry economy. Everything from the people's health to the economy depends
on water. Drought will seriously affect us."

Students travel over a kilometre to fetch water after school. Photo

baotainguyenmoitruong.vn

According to a report by the provincial Department of Natural Resources and

Environment (DNRE), there are nine clean water supply systems in the province, located
in Điện Biên Phủ city, Mường Lay Township and District of Tuần Giáo, Tủa Chùa,
Mường Nhé, Điện Biên, Mường Ảng, Mường Chà and Điện Biên Đông, with a total
design capacity of 31,100cu.m per day.

Currently, the water supply capacity of the plants is about 19,180cu.m a day, about 67.6
per cent of the total design capacity.

Only Điện Biên Phủ City and some localities benefit from this water system.

Trần Thị Thanh Phượng, deputy director of DNRE, said the depletion of surface water
and groundwater is taking place in some mountain communes in the districts of Điện
Biên Đông, Tủa Chùa, and Nậm Pồ, leading to water shortages and affecting people's
daily lives.

The impact of climate change has increased extreme weather phenomena, prolonged
heavy rain causing landslides and affecting the quality of water sources in rivers and
streams.

The rapid growth of economy, population and urban areas has also led an increasing
demand for clean water.

The wasteful use of water along with improper discharge of waste and environment
pollution has also directly affected the quality and water supply capacity of plants in Điện
Biên Province.
In order to ensure water security and to limit the depletion of both surface water and
underground water resources, the province approved the list of water resources that need
to be protected and strengthens the management of water resources, Phương said. VNS

ꞏ VOCABULARY

1. Clean: sạch 30. Newspaper: báo chí

2. Dry: khô 31. Reported: báo cáo, đưa tin
3. Season: mùa màng 32. Fresh water: nước ngọt
4. District: huyện 33. Daily use: dùng để sinh hoạt
5. Hilly: đồi núi 34. Leader: lãnh đạo
6. Face: đối mặt 35. Residents: người dân
7. Brunt: gánh nặng 36. Hire: thuê
8. Crisis: nguy cơ 37. Workers: công nhân
9. Weather forecast: dự báo thời 38. Drill: khoan
tiết 39. Well: giếng
10. Worry: lo ngại 40. No avail: vô ích
11. Possible: có thể 41. Metres: mét
12. Loss: mất 42. Little: ít, nhỏ
13. Suffer: chịu ảnh hưởng 43. Enough: đủ
14. Crop: vụ mùa, mùa màng 44. Less: đỡ, bớt đi
15. Place: nơi, địa điểm, vị trí 45. Disappointed: thất vọng
16. Map: bản đồ 46. Communes: xã
17. Colour: màu sắc 47. Township: thị trấn
18. Signal: báo hiệu 48. Whole: tất cả
19. Rise: tăng lên 49. Area: khu vực
20. Temperature: nhiệt độ 50. Serious: nghiêm trọng
21. Rain: mưa 51. Shortage: thiếu hụt
22. Improve: cải thiện 52. Supply: cung cấp
23. Land: đất đai 53. Capacity: công suất
24. Sow: gieo (hạt) 54. Temporarily: tạm thời
25. Seed: hạt giống 55. Inhabitants: cư dân
26. Ethnic: đồng bào 56. Remaining: còn lại
27. Local: địa phương 57. Depend: phụ thuộc
28. Forest: rừng 58. Entirely: hoàn toàn
29. Province: tỉnh 59. Streams: suốt
 60. Lakes: hồ 63. Assessment: ý kiến đánh giá
61. Rural: nông thôn 64. Geological: địa chất
62. Development: phát triển

ꞏ SUMMARY

ĐIỆN BIÊN — Watching the weather forecast on television, Sấu Pó worries about the
possible losses that his family would suffer in this year's crop.. "People have improved
the land and waited for rain to sow seeds. . For many months, people living in Tủa Chùa
District, Điện Biên Province, have been waiting for water, Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường
(Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper reported. . As the dry season
comes, more than 60,000 people living in Tủa Chùa District’s hilly areas, face the brunt
of a water crisis.. To have fresh water for daily use, local leaders and even residents
hired workers to drill wells, but to no avail.. Sometimes, they have to drill tens of metres
to find water. But it's very little, just enough to make people less disappointed because
they have to spend tens of millions of đồng to drill a well..
According to the assessment of the geological teams, some lakes have groundwater
such as Pó, Tông Lệnh, Nậm Seo and Chiếu Tính. . However, it takes a lot of money to
turn a natural lake into a reservoir. Residents have to go to find water nearly ten
kilometres away from home. I am very sad to see secondary students carrying plastic
cans in groups to go to get water after school.". In 2022, the province proposed to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development build water reservoirs to ensure water
security, including water projects for Tủa Chùa District. However, nothing has changed
yet so far.. According to a report by the provincial Department of Natural Resources and
Environment (DNRE), there are nine clean water supply systems in the province, located
in Điện Biên Phủ city, Mường Lay Township and District of Tuần Giáo, Tủa Chùa, Mường
Nhé, Điện Biên, Mường Ảng, Mường Chà and Điện Biên Đông, with a total design
capacity of 31,100cu.m per day.. Currently, the water supply capacity of the plants is
about 19,180cu.m a day, about 67.6 per cent of the total design capacity.. Only Điện
Biên Phủ City and some localities benefit from this water system. The impact of climate
change has increased extreme weather phenomena, prolonged heavy rain causing
landslides and affecting the quality of water sources in rivers and streams. . The rapid
growth of economy, population and urban areas has also led an increasing demand for
clean water.. The wasteful use of water along with improper discharge of waste and
environment pollution has also directly affected the quality and water supply capacity of
plants in Điện Biên Province.. In order to ensure water security and to limit the
depletion of both surface water and underground water resources, the province
approved the list of water resources that need to be protected and strengthens the
management of water resources, Phương said.

ꞏ FEELING PART

After reading this news, I realized there are many people who are having more difficulties than me in
life, in fact I am still better than them because I live in a full, comfortable life, without having to think
about anything. The people there still live in poverty, lacking modern machinery to serve their lives.